[Bug 14150] I am a photographer as well as a hand-coding web designer. One thing that frustrates me is the duplicity between alt="" and title="" for photographs and photographers. For instance: <img class="thumbnail" alt="David Kyles" title="David Kyles Shock and Awe

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--- Comment #3 from theimp@iinet.net.au 2011-09-17 05:12:04 UTC ---
Alt is for Alternative. By definition, it's intended for when the image is not
used (e.g. not viewed by a user, or not analyzed by a search engine).
Alt is not for general-purpose metadata, such as search engine hooks or
authorship information.
Text that is needed in the alt tag - text describing the image - is not needed
by those who can see the image. Text that other users need, such as discussion
of the image, or attributes of the image like the date it was created, and so
on, should not be in the alt text.
In some very particular cases, you can have a little bit of overlap; but
usually, the information is distinct.
> <img class="thumbnail" alt="David Kyles" title="David Kyles Shock and Awe"
src="http://files.casuals.us/ybp/2011/1-29/Small/DSC_4320.JPG" />
A better alternative for a gallery:
<img class="thumbnail"
alt="David Kyles, Professional Basketballer for the Wichita State Shockers,
taking a shot from three-point range during the 2011 final against the Alabama
Crimson Tide"
title="Shock and Awe"
src="http://files.casuals.us/ybp/2011/1-29/Small/DSC_4320.JPG" />
This is better because it describes what is important about the image when it
can't be seen. Presumably, anyone seeing the image will know what's important
about it, because the author doesn't think that they need to be told.
However, if there was an associated paragraph afterwards (that is, if all users
would benefit from the text), then what is a useful alternative would change;
for example:
<h1>